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Since the second half of the 19th century, Armenians living in the west side of Armenia
(under the control of turks), as well as all the Armenians, Greeks and other ethnic
minorities living in turkey, were constantly subjected to massacres ordered by sultan
hamid, known as the "red sultan". Reason? Small protests against the tyrannies of the
sultan, led by the turks, to whom joined small numbers of Armenians and other ethnic
minorities, as a result of which died many more than the original participants. The situation was
unbearable, even for the turks, so, a new generation of turks, fed up with the way of life
in turkey, formed a huge organization and called themselves the "young turks", promising
reform in turkey and peace to all its citizens. They acted as the voice of reason, so
naturally, all the oppressed minorities followed them. They held true to their promises. They
did revolt against the "red sultan", sultan hamid, who was gradually losing his powers,
and now was beginning to be known as the "sick sultan". By now, the ARF (Armenian
Revolutionary Federation, known as the Tashnag) was formed, which produced a lot of
"Fedayi"s.
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Armenian Freedom Fighters.
FEDAYI's are Armenian countrymen, who devote their lives to their sweet country
ARMENIA!! they hold a rifle in their hands, and a cross
on their necks!.. their most prized possession in life was/ is their mother land ARMENIA...
and their most precious GOAL / Mission in life was/is to live, fight and if need be DIE for ARMENIA!!.
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All these "Fedayi"s gathered
to join the young turks in their "noble" cause. The young turks received a lot of armed
support from the oppressed minorities. Around the year 1911, the revolution finally
reached its goal. The "sick sultan" was dethroned and the young turks came into power.
Reform came quickly. Harmony took place. Christianity and religions other than Muslim
were being practiced freely. The history and heritage of each minority were being taught.
Life was beautiful and getting better...
Or so thought the minorities...
The young turks did not like the multiculturalism in turkey. Their biggest goal was to
establish a turkish turkey: pan-turkism. They did not like the fact
that there were a lot of Armenians in high places, earning their living and so living better
than them. Of course, this was one of the minor reasons of the anger the turks had
towards the Armenians. There were a lot more prejudice and discrimination as
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